v and his wife had been expecting two packages to be delivered Wednesday. When they got home, just one of them was there.

That was strange, because the Alversons had received an emailed confirmation from Federal Express that the other package, an iPad Mini for their daughter for Christmas, had been dropped off that morning.

The Houston, Texas homeowner turned to the porch camera he installed three years ago and reviewed the day’s recording. Sure enough, there was FedEx delivering the iPad at 9:29 a.m. But several hours later, there was something else: A UPS deliveryman dropped off the family’s other package — and then returned and took the iPad.